Turning The Fortigate Unit Power On And Off - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-50A Installation Manual

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Turning the FortiGate unit power on and off

FortiGate-50A Installation Guide
Environmental specifications
• Operating temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
• Storage temperature: -13 to 158°F (-25 to 70°C)
• Humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing
To power on the FortiGate unit
1 Connect the AC adapter to the power connection on the back of the FortiGate-50A
unit.
2 Connect the AC adapter to a power outlet.
The FortiGate-50A unit starts. The Power and Status LEDs are on. The Status LED
flashes while the FortiGate-50A unit is starting and remains lit when the system is
running.
Table 1: FortiGate-50A LED indicators
LED
Power
Status
Internal
External
(Front)
Internal
External (Back)
To power off the FortiGate unit
Always shut down the FortiGate operating system properly before turning off the
power switch.
1 From the web-based manager, go to System > Maintenance > ShutDown, select
Shut Down and select Apply, or from the CLI, enter:
execute shutdown
2 Disconnect the power supply.
State Description
Green The FortiGate unit is powered on.
Off The FortiGate unit is powered off.
Flashing The FortiGate unit is starting up.
Green
Green The FortiGate unit is running normally.
Off The FortiGate unit is powered off.
Green The correct cable is in use, and the connected equipment has
power.
Flashing Network activity at this interface.
Green
Off No link established.
Green The correct cable is in use, and the connected equipment has
power.
Flashing Network activity at this interface.
Amber
Off No link established.
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